The working group on “Battery Passport for Maritime Batteries” organized by the Maritime Battery Forum is aimed at defining a practical approach for battery passports for the maritime industry according to the EU battery regulations that will come in place from February 2027.

The Battery Safety working group is aimed at the continuous improvement of safety of maritime batteries and the knowledge thereof throughout the industry. This working group discusses battery system design challenges, safe integration of batteries on board ships, safety procedures in case of an incident, incident analysis, firefighting, and much more.

The Containerized batteries working group is a collaboration between members of the Maritime Battery Forum to identify the different requirements for swappable battery containers on board different types of maritime applications, and to create an overview of the different interfaces between container and ship, and their available standards.

There currently are no standards for charging battery powered ships. The charging working group is aimed at investigating the maritime charging landscape and identify the different charging standards that could benefit the acceleration of maritime battery installations.

The results from this working group are two whitepapers titled “Environment for the use of batteries in deep-sea shipping”. The first offers a comprehensive examination of use cases and application areas within this field, the second, examines the regulatory framework for battery use in deep-sea shipping, including requirements from flag states, classification societies, and industry standards.